Bangkok Bank/Permata Tender Offer Spread: Finely Poised
On 12 December 2019, Bangkok Bank Public (BBL TB)/BBL agreed to buy 89.12% of Bank Permata (BNLI IJ) from Standard Chartered (STAN LN) and Astra...
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Last Week in Event SPACE: Luckin Coffee, Toshiba Machine, Clear Media, Unizo, Stanmore, Celltrion
Last Week in Event SPACE ... This is an out and out fraud by Luckin Coffee (LK US)'s COO. It will involve a number of other people. It also...
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Thailand Buybacks - Show of Strength or Leap of Faith?
Since the beginning of February, a lot of companies in Thailand have announced stock buybacks ranging from a maximum spend of THB 10m to THB 16bn....
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(Mostly) Asia M&A: March 2020 Roundup
For the month of March, 11 new deals were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$14bn. Clicking on the company name...
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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - CPALL & Tesco, Indonesian Media, and Singapore Banks
This past week's offering of Insights across ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive and actionable...
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